Belt, A Vintage, Buckle Kitsch, Horse Cutting, Silverplate, Hallmark, Vintage, 1072

Buckle up, cowgirl!

We are enamored with this darling belt buckle. Crafted in traditional trophy style, the oval buckle features a dimensional cutting horse scene, complemented by engraving and a rope-framed detail. It’s affixed to a vintage leather strap to complete the Western charm!

• artist: Comstock Silversmiths
  
• artist bio & marks: HISTORY: Comstock Silversmiths is one of “America’s Oldest Western Silversmiths” and has been around for 120 years. The company began in San Francisco in 1886 when J.C. Irvine partnered with a man named Jachens and began making brass and silver conchos (and later badges) at the J.C. Irvine Company (later Irvine & Jachens) on Mission Street. In the 1920s, Christian Stegman bought the company, doing silverwork for saddles for Keyston Brothers and others until parade saddles fell out of vogue in the late 1950s. By 1971, Christian Stegman’s sons had divided the business, with Howard Stegman (James’ dad) pushing silver buckles instead of badges and moving his company, rechristened Comstock Silversmiths, to Carson City, Nevada, where it still is today. In 1993, James re-launched Comstock Heritage, and since then has produced some of America's finest silver and gold buckles.
• hallmarks: front: 1973 NWCHA TOP TEN YOUTH. back: COMSTOCK COMSTOCK SILVER SILVERSMITHS
• materials: sterling silver overlay, vintage leather strap
• dimensions: 4" x 2 1/2" buckle, 34" strap
• weight: 223 grams
• vintage condition
  
• abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
  
• nice patina with light oxidation
• wear from use
  
• vintage leather strap
• style: Belt-1072